Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2007 |
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Another aspect of the new Russian Med deployment is intelligence. Israeli electronic warfare experts warn that the presence of a strong Russian naval force, most likely based in the Syrian port of Tartus, would represent a significant strengthening of Russian intelligence gathering capabilities in the region. The Russian navy is considered to have high-quality electronic [...]
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Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2007 |
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China,
Iran,
Oil
Iran, China finalise two billion dollar oil contract
AFPÂ - 6 hours ago
… republic in the nuclear crisis. “The signing shows that there is no lack of investment in Iran and we are solidifying our economic relations with China …
Reports: China’s Sinopec, Iran Ink Deal The Associated Press
Iran, China’s Sinopec sign oil-field deal Reuters
Iran and China’s Sinopec [...]
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Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2007 |
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The lackluster investment strategy of China Investment exposes a central flaw in the Chinese economy, its lack of a rational system of capital allocation. For more than a decade, Chinese state-owned companies have made losses and have been propped up by the banking system. Since 2004, loss-making state-owned companies have been joined by overbuilding municipalities, [...]
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